Farm-gate.



PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907. S. D. BBUM.

FARM GATE APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. 1900.

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STEPHEN D. BEUM, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FARM-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

f'atented March 26, 1907.

Application filed November 5, 1906. Serial No. 342,101.

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Be it known that I, STEPHEN D. BEUM, a

citizen of the United States, residing at 00- I engage the keeper 10.The upper end of the prop 7 is rounded, as at 13, the are being struckfrom a center located above the longitudinal axis of the prop 7, wherebya pointed engaging end is provided for the bar 6.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that the rails 3 8 may beswung up or This invention has relation to farm-gates; l down on theirpivotal connections with the and it consists in the novel constructionand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and shown.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of swingingfarm-gates and to provide a simple and inexpensive one capable ofswinging upward to counteract sagging, to enable it to swing clear ofobstructions, and to provide a passage for small animals and the like.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the gate,the heavy lines showing the same in normal position, the dotted linesillustrating the position of the parts when the gate is elevated. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the gate, illustrating the positions of the partswhen the gate is used on an incline. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of akeeper, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the lower portion of thelatch.

The gate comprises the vartical bars 1 and 2, the rails 33 3 beingpivotally attached at their ends to the bars 1 and 2 and connecting thesame together. The said rails at all times maintain parallel relation toeach other, as do also the bars. The guide 4 is located on the side ofthe gate and is pivotally connected to the top and bottom rails 3 and isspaced from the same by means of the blocks 5 5. The bar 6 is located onthe same side of the gate as the guide 4. The said bar 6, however, isnot spaced. from the rails 3 and is tapered from its upper toward itslower end. The prop 7 is pivoted at its lower end to the lower bar 3 inthe vicinity of the bar 1. The upper end of the prop 7 bears against therear inclined edge of the bar 6. The said prop passes between the guide4 and the rails 3 3. The bars 1 are hinged to the post 8, while the post9 is provided with a keeper 10. The block 11 is inserted between thebars 2 and 6, and the latch 12 is mounted upon said block and is adaptedto bars 1 and that the rounded end 13 of the prop 7 may be shifted alongthe inclined edge of the bar 6 to maintain the rails 3 at a desiredinclination or in horizontal position. This adjustment therefore may beresorted to to counteract sagging, to enable the gate to swing clear ofobstructions, such as snow and the like, and also to provide a passagefor small animals and at the same time present a barrier for largeranimals. It will also be seen that the gate is simple, strong, anddurable and in view of the fact that it requires but few parts isadmirably adapted for farm purposes.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

A gate comprising rails, a hinge bar pivot ally connected to said rails,a free end bar pivotally connected to said rails, said free end barhaving its inner edge extending from the top to the bottom of the gateand pitched at an incline to a perpendicular, a prop pivoted at one endto one of said rails and having its opposite end rounded at the lowerportion thereof, the curvature of the said end describing an arc, thecenter of which is located above the longitudinal axis of the prop, saidprop being located upon the same side of the gate as the free end barthereof and adapted to engage at its rounded end the inclined edge ofsaid bar, a guide pivoted to the rails and lying over said prop, alatch-block attached to said free end bar and a latch at tached to saidblock.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aPfixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN D. BEUM.

\Vitnesses F. V. FLINN, R. R. VAIL.

